Alignment of a Star and a Planet
New measurements of a nearby star with a wide-orbit planet provide insight into how solar systems form.
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Orbits Evolving Under Gravity
How does the overall gravitational influence of the solar system affect smaller bodies within it?
Transiting Brown Dwarfs from TESS
Astrobites reports on the TESS discovery of two transiting brown dwarfs to fill in the “brown dwarf desert”.
LIGO-Virgo’s New Find Shakes Things Up
Neutron star or black hole? That’s the question scientists are asking about the latest gravitational-wave detection from the LIGO and Virgo observatories.
Featured Image: Forming Betelgeuse from a Stellar Merger
New research suggests the familiar red supergiant Betelgeuse may be the outcome of one star in a binary pair consuming the other.
Exploring Links Between Nearby Asteroids
In a new study, scientists explore the relationship between two especially nearby asteroids in preparation for a future fly-by mission.